History
The Netherlands made its first Summer Olympic appearance in 1900. They missed the 1904 Olympics, but returned in 1908 and has competed ever since. The nation was the host of the 1928 Olympics held in Amsterdam. The Netherlands sends one of the largest teams with around 200 athletes competing since 1992. The athletes compete in most sports offered on the program.
The Netherlands has medaled at least once in all Summer Olympics it has competed in with the exception of 1956. In total the nation has won around 285 medals with the most successful sports being aquatics, cycling, rowing, equestrian, judo and sailing. The most successful summer athlete is swimmer Inge de Bruijn whom won eight medals (4 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze) during the 2000 and 2004 Olympics. The events where she won those medals were the women’s 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle, 100m butterfly and the 4x100m freestyle relay. In 2016 the Netherlands won 19 medals.
Qualified Quotas
Archery
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Individual | Sjef van den Berg | |
| Rick van der Ven | ||
| Steve Wijler | ||
| Men’s Team | Sjef van den Berg Rick van der Ven Steve Wijler |
Athletics
Men’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Marathon | Abdi Nageeye |
Women’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s 1500m | Sifan Hassan | |
| Women’s 10000m | Sifan Hassan | |
| Susan Krumins |
Equestrian
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Individual Dressage | From Team Quota | |
| From Team Quota | ||
| From Team Quota | ||
| Team Dressage | Madeleine Witte-Vrees Horse: Cennin Hans Peter Minderhoud Horse: Glock’s Dream Boy N.O.P. Emmelie Scholtens Horse: Apache Edward Gal Horse: Glock’s Zonik N.O.P. |
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| Individual Jumping | From Team Quota | |
| From Team Quota | ||
| From Team Quota | ||
| Team Jumping | Frank Schuttert Horse: Chianti’s Champion Marc Houtzager Horse: Sterrehof’s Calimero Jur Vrieling Horse: VDL Glasgow v. Merelsnest N.O.P Harrie Smolders Horse: Don VHP Z N.O.P. |
Sailing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s RS:X | Dorian van Rijsselberghe | |
| Women’s RS:X | Lilian de Geus | Lilian de Geus |
| Women’s Laser Radial | Marit Bouwmeester | Marit Bouwmeester |
| Men’s Finn | Pieter-Jan Postma | Nicholas Heiner |
| Women’s 49erFX | Annemiek Bekkering Annette Duetz |
Swimming
Men’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s 100m Freestyle | Kyle Stolk | |
| Men’s 100m Breaststroke | Arno Kamminga | |
| Men’s 200m Breaststroke | Arno Kamminga | |
| Men’s 400m Individual Medley | Arjan Knipping |
Women’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s 50m Freestyle | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | |
| Femke Hemmskerk | ||
| Women’s 100m Freestyle | Femke Hemmskerk | |
| Ranomi Kromowidjojo | ||
| Women’s 200m Freestyle | Femke Hemmskerk | |
| Women’s 100m Backstroke | Kira Toussaint | |
| Women’s 100m Breaststroke | Tes Schouten |